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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Until April 2012: Rome metro line A will stop running at 9PM.
Tourists and other visitors to Rome who arrive late at night will have to take into account that the trip to their hotel or bed and breakfast could be more difficult than expected in the next couple of months. As … Continue reading
Rome exhibition: Punk visual art in the Villa Medici in Rome.
The Villa de Medici in Rome, home to the prestigious French Academy, hosts an exhibition titled “Europunk, Visual Punk Culture in Europe from 1976-1980″. The aim of the exhibition, according to the Academy’s director, Eric de Chassey, is to show … Continue reading
Tod’s Shoe Store Sponsors Colosseum Restoration
Diego Della Valle is the owner of a luxury shoe brand called Tod’s, which has its Rome residence in the ground floor of the 16th century Palazzo Ruspoli (Via Fontanella di Borghese 56a/c, Piazza di Spagna, Rome, 00187). According to … Continue reading
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Current exhibitions in Rome
The following are the most important exhibitions in Rome at the moment: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius and His Inventions (Palazzo della Cancelleria, until April 30, 2011) Punk Visual Art (French Academy in Villa Medici, until March 20, 2011) Vincent … Continue reading
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Culture week in Rome and the Rest of Italy (April 9-17, 2011)
The dates for the 13th edition of the Italian ‘Settimana della Cultura‘ (Culture Week) have been announced for between the 9th and the 17th of April 2011. During this week all museums, monuments and other tourist attractions in Rome that … Continue reading
Rome’s new tourist tax on accommodation, museums and city tours.
City tax on hotel accommodation in Rome As of January 1st 2011 a new tourist tax (“contributo al soggiorno”) has been introduced in Rome, as a result of which tourists will have to fork out an extra “contribution” to their … Continue reading
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